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The scientific discoveries and mechanical milestones that led to the c
As the Second World War raged across continents, the US Patent Office quietly issued Patent No 2,292,387 for a ‘Secret Communication System’. The document described an ingenious method for guiding rad
Some of today’s technology goes back much further than you’d imagine
There are few frequencies of electromagnetic radiation we haven’t exploited, though some have their dangers…
Answer: the first digital camera – John Wade explains how it all began
Peter Gallivan, author of The Hidden Heroes of Science, shines a spotlight on a star inventor.
On 29 July 2021, more than four centuries after the invention of the telescope, the man who initiated a revolution in astronomy was finally honoured with a life-sized bronze statue. In the herb garden
